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It was indeed…..

Some action under the lights on Tara junction….

Mallow,Ballyhaunis Ballina and Thomastown come to mind regarding Irish low platforms during the 80s and 90s.

The ARROW railcar 2601+2602 forms the 22:45 Dublin Heuston-Kildare service seen here calling at Tara junctions platform 4.

Two AEC road freight flatbed trucks leave the Lakeview freight yard passing the superb IRM grain wagons.

A miniature modelling masterpiece -well done.

The Bombardier family of buses….

Having worked in Ballina freight yard over twenty years ago and now only recently returned to take up a position there - there are a number of major industries based in the town-the main one being Ballina beverages (aka Coca cola) -they moved into the town in 1999 and have provided the railhead with lots of traffic-and a lot more if IE could provide wagons and paths, Baxter’s healthcare is Castlebar is another major customer as was Asahi, IE continues to offer competitive rates for the carriage of containers to the above named customers and have had an excellent record with drivers and depot staff with no trains cancelled over the last twenty years. a few photos from last week….

Flying Scotsman is seen being held at a red signal while working a charter train from York to King’s Cross as a HST and Class 47 pass on the down line.

New station LED lights have been fitted to the canopy on platform one.

Cheers and thanks Dave…it’s a silver fox control car

Friday night fun on Tara junction 6101+134 work a Longford-Dublin Connolly push pull service 080 arrives from Galway hauling the Mk2 a/b service 112 passes through Tara junction and promptly fails in the tunnel -fortunately the experienced driver found the fault and restarted the locomotive and continued on to Dublin Connolly. 018 works the empty Sligo-Northwall oil train passing 048 which is working the Northwall-Claremorris laden oil. 017 works the Fridays only 17:00 Heuston -Ballina Mk2D set.

220 returned to Northwall on St Patrick’s day hauling the 10:05 IWT liner seen here north of Foxford station.

31130 hauling the impressive revolution trains cartic 4 Motorail wagons through Ashburton grove while enroute to Leeds.

It’s still possible…….